Oversight
Can Obama's war on waste make a difference?
Presidential promises to make government more efficient are not new.
Pay & Benefits
Cost-effectiveness of potential FEHBP reforms questioned
Proposed changes to the federal employee health plan spark discussions over whether participants are getting the best deal.
Pay & Benefits
Analysis: Ten reasons to replace the General Schedule
Now’s the time to make tough decisions about pay -- while federal salaries are frozen.
Pay & Benefits
Shelter from the Storm
Federal managers and employees fought their way through rough conditions this year. And next year's forecast isn't great, either.
Management
Ramping Down
The Energy Department taps outside assessment of long-range IT needs to decide which data centers to close.
Oversight
Obama keeps 'change agent' mantle in wake of super committee defeat
White House is determined not to let the congressional failure be judged a presidential failure as well.
Oversight
House gears up for votes on far-reaching regulatory reforms
Advocacy groups campaign to derail bills requiring increased cost-benefit analysis.
Tech
GAO outlines IT best practices for federal agencies
Guidance developed from interviews with IT staff on seven major projects identified as models of good management.
Pay & Benefits
OPM issues guidance on workforce restructuring
Buyouts, early outs, layoffs and other management tools addressed in memo from Director John Berry.
Defense
Perry: Attorney general should resign
GOP candidate criticizes Holder and the Obama administration for botched arms-trafficking investigation.
Oversight
Obama: 'I will veto any effort' to undo automatic cuts
President vows to keep up pressure for bipartisan deal on deficit reduction.
Oversight
Too Much Exposure
Simple math suggests Republicans have that predicament in the House, while Democrats face it in the Senate.
Defense
Sequester fight is on the horizon
Republicans are talking about rewriting the rules for across-the-board cuts to soften the blow for Defense; Obama has suggested he could veto such attempts.
Oversight
Super committee failure helps feds in short term
But automatic spending cuts governmentwide ultimately will hurt agencies and workers.
Oversight
White House inaction stalls FOIA recommendations
New guidance has awaited OMB approval for nine months, official says.
Oversight